Polar bear eyes

Frozen Kongsfjord

Kongsfjord in winter mantle

Calving glacier

Coast guard cadet on iceberg

Svalbard mountain aerial

Svalbard reindeer

Eider flying over Kongsfjord

First-year bearded seal

Midnight sun behind coastal steamer

Midnight sun from coastal steamer

Kjøllefjord fishing village

“Cod is Great” mural in Vardø

Coast guard ship fire drill

DC-3 weather plane over Svalbard

Dogsledding in Svalbard

LNG ship at Hammerfest

Fishing boat in Honningsvåg

Glaciologists on snowmobiles

Aerial view of glacial crevasses

Kids ski marathon start

Svalbard ski marathon

Kids’ ski race in Svalbard

Reindeer in Svalbard blizzard

Svalbard glacier and sea

Black guillemot flock

Seagull and midnight sun

Puffins at Gjesværstappen

Coast guard ship at Bjørnøya

Midnight sun at North Cape

Northern Lights in Lofoten Islands

World’s northernmost mayor article in HUFFINGTON POST

March 30, 2016

While on Spitsbergen island in the Svalbard archipelago, I interviewed the mayor of the world’s northernmost permanent settlement in the wake of the collapse of coal, the town’s main industry. This quick Q&A summarizes his vision for the path ahead.

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Miner statue, Longyearbyen
© Randall Hyman

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